DIBECTOKY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 189 



7.00; brownish-olive above, 

 Fig. 242. 



BB, A, c, 1. 1-4. 

 Winters from the Carolinas 



1. PHOEBE, S. PHOEBE. 

 darker on head, yellowish- 

 white beneath, more yellow in 

 winter, fig. 243. Breeds- 

 through eastern N. A. from S. 

 C. northward in April and late 

 May. Moves tail up and down -^ 

 and switches it immediately : 

 after alighting. Note, "Phee- 

 bee" quickly and rather harsh- 

 ly given with the accent on the 

 first syllable; sometimes the 

 note is prolonged and becomes 

 more musical ; heard usually in 

 spring, sometimes in autumn, 

 southward ; migrates in March and Oct. Nests placed in the 

 shelter of out buildings, rocky cliff banks, etc. composed of 

 moss, grass, etc., mixed with mud; eggs white, occasionally 

 dotted with reddish. 



2. SAY'S PHOEBE, S. SAYA. 

 A little larger than 1, paler above, 

 and reddish-ash beneath. East- 

 ern U. S. ; accidental on Cape Cod, 

 Mass. 



e. JPewees. Contopus. 



Differs from d in having the 

 wing-bands more prominent and 

 the under mandible yellow. Nests 

 in trees ; eggs, always spotted. 



1. WOODPEWEE, C.VIRENS. 

 6.50 ; dark olive-brown above, 

 white beneath, tinged with olive 

 across breast and on sides, fig. 244. Breeds through eastern 

 N. A. from Fla. to Newfoundland in May and June. Note, 

 "Pee-ivee" or "Pe-e-tvee" given in a sweet, long-drawn, re- 

 signed tone. Frequents open woodlands and groves, some- 



Fig. 243. 



BB, A, d, 1. 1-4. 



